Wide receiver A.J. Jenkins is getting a second chance with the Chiefs, but he only has three weeks to prove himself. / Ed Szczepanski, USA TODAY Sports

by Tom Pelissero, USA TODAY Sports

by Tom Pelissero, USA TODAY Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. â?? The Kansas City Chiefs didn't have much NFL tape on A.J. Jenkins, who appeared in only three games as a rookie with the San Francisco 49ers last season and didn't record a reception.

So, general manager John Dorsey went back to tape the Chiefs had on Jenkins at the University of Illinois before acquiring him this week for Jon Baldwin in a swap of young receivers who have struggled to live up to their first-round draft status.

"I saw quickness," Dorsey said of Jenkins in an interview with USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday. "I saw the ability to drop his weight, get in and out of his routes very quickly. I saw hands, and I saw some run after the catch skill with him."

In short, Dorsey saw a receiver who was a better fit for new coach Andy Reid's breed of West Coast offense than Baldwin, whom he called "a nice young man. He works hard at his craft. The way he plays the game of football â?? he structurally doesn't fit how this offense works."

Former Chiefs GM Scott Pioli, who was fired in January, drafted Baldwin out of Pittsburgh with the No. 26 overall pick in 2011. Jenkins, the No. 30 pick in 2012, came out a year later but is only 29 days younger than Baldwin, who turned 24 this month.

"I find it interesting in this whole paradigm â?? everyone goes, 'OK, who won this deal? Who won this deal?'" Dorsey said. "You know who won this deal? Both kids won this deal, OK? They got a fresh start. They're both 23, 24 years old. Sometimes change is good."

Dorsey was the Green Bay Packers' college scouting director before joining the Chiefs in January. Did he have Jenkins as a first-round talent coming out of college?

"He was a good player," Dorsey said. "I think he had really good college (tape), because we just looked at it, and his college film was really effective.

"Now, who's to say he's a first-, second- or third-round (pick)? You know what? He's in the National Football League now, and he's playing. That's where he is. And it's time for him to contribute."